Docklands Takes On Japan's Best in Mile Championship
Docklands starts a two-week British assault on Japanese racing while taking on some of the best local milers in the Mile Championship (G1) Nov. 23 at Kyoto Racecourse.
Higher Power Bought by R.C. Cline Thoroughbreds in Ohio
Higher Power, a son of Medaglia d'Oro and winner of the 2019 Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), will stand next year at R.C. Cline Thoroughbred Farm for $2,000.
Preakness, Belmont Alumni Heart of Honor Wins in Dubai
Returning to racing action in Dubai months after finishing fifth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and sixth in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Heart of Honor romps in the one-mile Nakheel Stakes at Meydan.
Stakes Preview NYSS Thunder Rumble & Staten Island
Acacia Clement & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Thunder Rumble Division & the N.Y.S.S. Staten Island Division at Aqueduct.
Northern Farm Lands Blue-Blooded Enthralling at Goffs
Enthralling, a half sister to this year's Epsom Derby (G1) hero Lambourn, proved the headline act Nov. 21 at the opening session of Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale when she sold to Northern Farm for €780,000.
$350K in Breeder Bonuses Added to Stars of Tomorrow II
Bonuses totaling $350,000 are up for grabs to breeders of horses competing on Stars of Tomorrow II Day at Churchill Downs on Saturday, Nov. 29, in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and the Kentucky HBPA.
Freshman Sire Charlatan Gets First Stakes Winner
Coteau Grove Farms' Little Miss Curlin dueled on the front end and drew away late to win the $100,000 Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial Stakes Nov. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course, giving freshman sire Charlatan his first black-type stakes winner.
Grade 1 Winner Purge Dies in South Korea at 24
The grade 1-winning son of Pulpit sired stakes winners in North and South America and champions in South Korea and Panama.
First Metformin Study Shows Drug Has “Prolonged Detection Time”
All this week, the TDN has been trying to nail down concrete details surrounding the studies performed for the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium's (RMTC) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) into the way metformin behaves in Thoroughbreds. It turns out that…
Little Miss Curlin Becomes First Stakes Winner for Charlatan
Little Miss Curlin became the first black-type winner for freshman sire Charlatan (Speightstown) with a sharp performance in Friday's Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial S. at Fair Grounds. The 9-5 favorite battled through fractions of :21.69 and :46.09 and powered home…